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幽霊株 (yuureikabu) Japanese meaning: watered stock | Kotomora

幽ゆう霊れい株かぶ

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Meanings

1

watered stock; bogus shares

Financial term for shares issued without real capital backing, often in fraudulent or inflated schemes. The word literally means 'ghost shares'.

その会かい社しゃは幽ゆう霊れい株かぶを発はっ行こうして資し金きんを集あつめてい

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It was discovered that the company had been issuing watered stock to raise funds.

幽ゆう霊れい株かぶの存そん在ざいが明あきらかになり、株かぶ価かは急きゅう落らくした。

The existence of bogus shares came to light, and the stock price plummeted.

Kanji

幽seclude, confine to a room, deep
霊spirits, soul
株stocks, stump, shares

Related words

水みず増まし株かぶ
水増し株 is a more direct term for 'watered stock', while 幽霊株 carries a stronger nuance of fraud or non-existence.
架か空くう資し本ほん
架空資本 refers to fictitious capital in a broader economic sense, not limited to shares.

Built from

幽ゆう霊れい+株かぶ

Etymology

Compound of 幽霊 (ghost) and 株 (stock, share), literally 'ghost shares'. The term likely arose from the idea of shares that exist only on paper, like ghosts.